Exodus 12:17

“You shall keep the festival of Unleavened Bread, for on this very day I brought out your armies from the land of Egypt; and you shall keep this day throughout your generations as a statute forever.”

Exodus 12:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 12:17, word by word

You shall keepשְׁמַרְתֶּםshemartem

keep

To obey the covenant or the commands.

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the festival of Unleavened Breadמַּצּוֹתmatsot

unleavened bread

Unleavened bread, made quickly because the dough does not have to rise; also the feast of Unleavened Bread.

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on this veryעֶצֶםetsem

very

With "day", it means "that very day", stressing that it happened right then.

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dayיּוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

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I brought outהוֹצֵאתִיhotseti

bring out

To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".

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your armiesצִבְאוֹתֵיtsivote

army

An army.

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from the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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of Egyptמִצְרָיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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throughout your generationsדֹרֹתֵיdorote

generation

The people of the same time.

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as a statuteחֻקַּתchukat

statute

Statute: a fixed rule, laid down to be kept always.

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foreverעוֹלָםolam

forever

Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.

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Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

16On the first day a holy convocation, and on the seventh day a holy convocation you shall have. No work shall be done on them; only what is eaten by every person, that alone may be done by you.

17 · This verse (above)

18In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, in the evening, you shall eat unleavened bread, until the twenty-first day of the month, in the evening.

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